People's War of Nepal

A short series of people affected by the war between the Maoists and the State of Nepal that unfolded from 1996 to 2006.

The short stories presented here are not mine. These are the stories of the people, who experienced the People's War.

The series will continue to develop during the next couple of years as I meet people who live with consequences of the People's War of Nepal - the victims of the war between the Maoists and the State of Nepal.

Pholram Chaudhary from Pabera VDC, Baijapur Ward in Kailali district in Far-Western region of Nepal.

In 2004, he was taken together with three other persons by the police to some nearly army barracks. During four months he underwent third degree torture executed by the army. He is today deeply traumatised and physically disabled due the severe torture. No records exist. There is no documentation of the incident. He has received no support from the State nor any health treatment. He uses traditional herbs to relieve the pains, and his health is deteriorating.

The man is one among thousands of others, who were tortured during the war between the Maoists and the State that unfolded from 1996 to 2006.

I met him in a village in Kailali district the other day. This is what he told me.